Archive - November 2000
Environmentally Conscious Security: Painting Information Security Green
Historically, ecological concerns have been significant drivers for change. Topics ranging from global warming to protecting various species carry a strong emotional appeal, thus, motivating business and personal change with the ultimate goal of protecting the environment. These environmental initiatives have been termed “green initiatives” and they impact IT in the form of “green computing.” The popularity of the green computing initiatives stems not only from environmental concerns but also from a financial concern. A primary goal of many green computing initiatives is to reduce power consumption as this has a direct impact on the bottom line.
Critical security considerations for server virtualization
Eric Vanderburg
Everywhere you go the concept of virtualization is promoted as a method for reducing costs, increasing technology flexibility, and obtaining a better ROI on equipment. For the most part, virtualization successfully achieves this goal, thus companies are adopting it wholesale. However, virtual environments are often implemented with the same information security controls used in non-virtualized environments. This should not be the case. Virtualization presents a new set of risks to organizations adopting it and it is vital to be aware of risks and information security risk management strategies when implementing a virtualization strategy.
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